JOB DETAILS:
Job tittle GESI and Safeguarding Officer (1Posit)
Reporting to Program Manager
Location EMEDO HQ Office-Mwanza
Type of Employment Fulltime -Three-year contract

Role Purpose
Safeguarding: The role holder will be responsible for adapting and implementing strong safeguarding systems for effective safeguarding standards, reporting, monitoring and sharing learning that safeguards staff, beneficiaries, partners and the organization at large. S/he builds the capacity of project staff ,partners, volunteers and community stakeholders, She/he will timely review the EMEDO safeguarding policy and support dissemination of simplified Swahili version to community.

Gender and Social inclusion: he Will ensure gender and social inclusion aspects are observed in the designing and implementation of project activities. He/She will play a key role in ensuring the project is implemented and monitored with strong commitment to promoting gender equity and social inclusion in alignment with Irish Aid and RNLI Lake Victoria drowning prevention project setup. Will plan and conduct assessment of gender and social inclusion across fishing communities in the project areas.

Responsibilities
Gender and social inclusion
• Oversee implementation of the EMEDO gender policy in LVDPP
• Conduct GESI analysis to identify where and how LVDPP can contribute to improving gender, access and social equalities (within the scope of the project)
• Take action to ensure that the project impacts positively on the socio-economic wellbeing of all those in fishing communities, especially those with intersecting characteristics, for example most resource-poor fishers and fish processes; wives of fishers; fishers and/or their wives living with disabilities.

• Develop and deliver workshops designed to equip programme staff with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to deliver a GESI-sensitive project
• Ensuring that meetings and training/capacity development are offered at times and places suitable for the needs of different participants in fishing communities e.g. for female fish processors, while processing fish.
• Developing strategies to provide opportunities for a wide range of voices to be heard in decision-making processes
Safeguarding roles
• Oversee the implementation of EMEDO safeguards policy, and program to protect those we work with and the LVDPP and organization IMAGE
• Support the application of safeguards’ requirements in new grants to local partners and community and overseeing the “no harm” principles
• Collaborate with Project officer to ensure safeguarding community-based activities are delivered
• Work closely with communication officer to design resources for simplifying delivering of safeguarding massages to community members eg children, women, community leaders

Qualifications
First’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, social science, international development, humanitarian or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of the existing gender and safeguards policies/frameworks preferably in fisheries sector
• Possesses a good understanding of stakeholders, women and youth organization, collectives, networks and associations at country and continental level which best represent the voices and interests of youth and women employment in agriculture sectors.
• At least 3 years working on relative field with strong skill and experience of community engament and facilitation skills.
• Experience working with fishing community will added advantage